Photoelectric Sensor Includes Suppression Sensors
March 8, 2010 by admin
Filed under Featured, Image, Photoelectric
Users looking to standardize on a mid-sized block style photoelectric sensor need to search no further than the BOS 23K sensor family from Balluff. Featuring the conventional sensing modes of diffuse, retro-reflective, and thru-beam, the BOS 23K also includes background suppression sensors, thus making it suitable as a “go-to” family for all of your sensing needs.
- Long sensing ranges for extended sensing ability
- Accurate switching performance for precise positioning tasks
- Highly visible red light for easy alignment
- At-a-glance status indication LEDs, viewable from all sides
- Two mounting options – holes or dovetail – for flexible sensor placement
- Impact-resistant ABS housing with rotating connector suitable for many applications
Ideal for use in material handling and conveying applications, the BOS 23K photoelectric block sensor provides a great combination of high accuracy and long sensing range at a reasonable price. In a typical application for example, two BOS 23K diffuse sensors with background suppression are able to monitor different colored totes as they travel from one production station to another without false triggering on the background.
SMARTEYE® ColorWise™ Sensor from TRI-TRONICS
February 3, 2010 by admin
Filed under Image, Photoelectric
TAMPA, FL: TRI-TRONICS COMPANY, INC. has introduced the first “True Color Sensor” designed to perform as well as an instrument or a spectrometer. The new SMARTEYE® ColorWise™ Sensor will solve the most difficult color applications at higher speeds than color cameras or other sensors; ideal for intricate color sorting or inspection problems found in today’s high speed packaging and production lines.
A unique 4 Channel Monitor provides users with a continual visual confirmation of performance. With a choice in speed versus resolution, the performance of the sensor is controlled by the operator… providing a wider range of application solutions.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS
*Low cost color solution vs. cameras, other sensors or spectrometers
*Solves difficult shade-to-shade or color-to color applications
*Selectable outputs, timers, resolution, speed, etc. to fit any/all applications
*4-Channel Monitor for at-a-glance performance feedback
*4 Digital Outputs and 3 Analog Outputs
*Selectable Speed versus Resolution
*Selectable Color versus Color + Intensity
*Captures color from HMI, PLC or remote button
TRI-TRONICS COMPANY, INC.
www.ttco.com
Optical Sensor Accurately Detects Small, Fast-Moving Objects
For sensing applications involving distances as far as 200 mm, Baumer has introduced the new Long-Range ParCon, an analog optical line sensor that projects a continuous 24 mm wide beam of parallel light to a reflector, permitting extremely fast and reliable detection of moving parts as small as 0.5 mm. The sensor can also measure object widths regardless of the target’s position in the measuring field.
This cost-effective alternative to light curtain technology accurately detects and measures metallic and non-metallic objects at high speed processing rates up to 1 kHz with resolutions up to 0.1 mm. The Long-Range ParCon is designed to accurately detect material edges in applications such as packaging, textile manufacturing, paper production, and printing/graphics. This sensor can also be used in PCB manufacturing, food and beverage packaging, laboratory automation, medical device manufacturing and metalworking applications.
The sensor features a 24 mm wide parallel light beam that allows accurate detection and measurement of thick or thin objects regardless of their location within the sensing field. Sized at just 67 x 34 x 16.5 mm, the Long-Range ParCon’s housing contains the sender, receiver, and specialty optics. Only a reflector is needed to operate the sensor, which mounts quickly and easily into small space applications.
Safe Camera Sensor Monitora Aeas of up to 2.25 m²
SICK is presenting the V300 WS Extended – the latest generation of safe camera sensors for protecting hazardous areas and points-of-operation at SIL2 or PL d levels – for the first time at the SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2009 trade fair in Nuremberg. Its range has been enhanced so that it can now monitor protective areas of up to 2.25 m². Operating two systems in Synchronous Mode allows the size of the protective field to be doubled. Commissioning of the V300 WS Extended has been made even easier with the help of intuitive single-button operation and the improved four-LED display. The single-device concept of the safe camera sensor is also convincing in economic terms – because the device ensures cost-efficient procurement, stock-keeping and spare-part administration.
The V300 WS Extended is a non-contact safety system based on image processing technology. It fulfils safety integrity level SIL2 according to IEC 61508 and Performance Level PL d in line with EN ISO 13849. The sensor’s transmitter and receiver are integrated in a single housing – as are the supplementary functions Reset and External Device Monitoring. The compact triangular housing of the safe camera system allows horizontal or vertical installation at locations in which the sensor is protected against impacts, misalignment or damage.
A single device for almost all common opening sizes and formats
With a range of 2.12 m, the V300 WS Extended is suitable for machine openings and monitored areas of up to 1.5 m x 1.5 m². Mounted in a corner, the V300 WS Extended generates a field that reaches to the reflector strip mounted opposite the device. The entire length and breadth of the reflector strip is monitored with selectable resolutions of 20 mm, 24 mm or 30 mm. The V300 WS Extended signals within 20 ms and stops the machine movement immediately if someone reaches into the machine during processing activities. The protective fields can be steplessly adapted to the application during commissioning. Long or narrow action windows, ducts on machines, cables passing through the protective field, or spatial geometries when used to prevent access from the back of a machine can be appropriately taught-in. In the case of larger monitoring areas, it is possible to connect two devices via the serial synchronisation input and thus double the protective field size to 4.5 m². If two sides meeting one another at an angle are to be protected, two V300 WS Extended units are also the perfect solution here: there is no need for a central strut in the corner – so the operator has unobstructed access to the machine via the corner, e.g. for the insertion and removal of larger workpieces.
Optimised installation as well as commissioning and diagnostic display
Almost no other safety sensor is as easy to install and commission as the V300 WS Extended. Two screws are sufficient to reliably fix the device, e.g. in or on the corner of a slotted profile frame. Only one cable is required for electrical connection. Alignment on the reflector strip takes place automatically. The protective field is taught-in in Teach-in Mode. The four-LED display supports this process in that one LED each indicates the status of the safe switching outputs, external device monitoring, the reset button and the teach-in button. If diagnosis becomes necessary, the above-mentioned assignment of the LEDs permits targeted corrective work, minimising the time spent handling servicing activities. The protective field is divided into four sectors during running operation – the LEDs provide visualisation of reflector strip detection for each sector and thus ensure safe function.
Safe camera sensor also keeps costs under control
The concept of the V300 WS Extended – a single device for all opening sizes and a wide range of protective field geometries – opens up economical solutions in many terms. The device, which can be easily and rapidly mounted and operated without expert knowledge, reduces commissioning costs. It creates safe working conditions, preventing accidents at work and thus minimising the risk of subsequent follow-up costs and liability demands. As a “universal sensor” for a wide range of similar but not always identical applications, it reduces the number of variants that would otherwise require stocking at machine constructors or system integrators – with a positive effect on economic efficiency in warehouses and logistics. This also applies for applications with two synchronised sensors: identical variants can be used here.
The “little brother” V200 WS Extended
The “little brother”, the V200 WS Extended, is also the suitable solution for tasks for which the risk analysis indicates a lower protective requirement – at the level of SIL1 and PL c – with the same performance data.
Motion Detector Sends Alerts to Your Phone
November 16, 2009 by admin
Filed under Image, Proximity, Safety, Uncategorized
The S-PIR is a self-contained motion detector with a built in GSM modem for sending a SMS text message to you when a zone is breached.
Instillation is simple as SeNd Technoolgy states that you just register the pay-as-you-go SIM card with some credit and insert into the S-PIR, plug in the mains transformer and you are ready to configure. Then by SMS change the security passcode and add your mobile number – and it’s ready.
To “arm” just “ring” the S-PIR for a few seconds and it will give you a 15 second window to leave the secure area.
When the PIR sensor next detects motion you will receive a SMS informing you. The S-PIR will then call you so you can hear (via the units built-in microphone) and activity at the remote location.
Vision Sensors Built for Harsh Environments
Banner Engineering Corp. introduces the PresencePLUS P4 IP68-rated, sealed OMNI vision sensor. Featuring a compact, yet durable nickel-plated aluminum housing, the P4 Sealed OMNI vision sensor withstands demanding wash-down conditions – as well as dust and debris common in harsh-duty environments – with the use of an integrated ring light or lens cover.
The P4 Sealed OMNI vision sensor performs reliable, repeatable quality inspections in challenging automotive, assembly, food handling, printing, pharmaceutical and packaging applications, including:
The PresencePLUS P4 IP68-Rated, Sealed OMNI Vision Sensors can stand even the toughest of conditions
*Label alignment inspection
*Color verification and matching
*Flaw detection
*2D and 1D bar code reading
*Optical Character Reading and Verification (OCR/OCV)
*Packaging inspection
*Assembly verification
*Fill level detection
*Adhesive bead inspection
*Vial stopper inspection
*Drilled hole inspection
*Orientation inspection
*Part or model identification
*Error proofing
Banner claims the IP68-rated vision sensors with their space-saving, rugged housing can be installed anywhere where shock and vibration might normally be a problem for general vision products. They also say that they are ideal for aseptic and industrial clean-room environments, as well as anywhere dust, water and contaminants might be a problem.
The P4 Sealed OMNI vision sensor offers advanced features that make it useful in a variety of complex applications:
*Sealed, IP68-rated housing and connectors withstand dust, moisture and wash-down
*Durable nickel-plated aluminum housing in a compact form factor tolerates shock and vibration
*Banner’s complete suite of location, inspection, analysis and geometric tools; can be used simultaneously for inspecting multiple features and complex applications
*Premium tools deliver enhanced inspection capabilities, including Bar Code Reading (BCR), OCR/OCV and Bead Inspection
*Proven user interface common to all PresencePLUS sensors
*Intuitive setup procedure and common graphical interface; supports nine languages
*Ethernet, serial, flexible discrete I/O and real-time video output in the same full-featured sensor
*Exports inspections, images and results using the Microsoft ActiveX platform
http://www.bannerengineering.com
Photoelectric Sensors Deliver Printed Circuit Board Detection
October 26, 2009 by admin
Filed under Photoelectric
Available with 30 or 50 mm detection ranges, ML8 PCB sensors provide consistent, reliable printed circuit board detection regardless of holes, indentations and components on the circuit board, while delivering more precise detection of board edges by virtue of customized light beam patterns. These sensors come with factory-optimized settings that eliminate the need for sensitivity adjustments for true plug-and-play set-up, while eliminating erroneous and unauthorized sensitivity adjustments.Single Photon Detector
October 21, 2009 by admin
Filed under Featured, Photoelectric
The SQLightSensor is an ultra low noise near infrared Single Photon Detector based on a Geiger-mode InGaAs avalanche photodiode and an internal thermoelectrically cooler.
The SQLightSensor includes a Geiger-mode InGaAs avalanche photodiode (APD) and a thermoelectrically cooler (TEC) that ensures high detection efficiency up to 25%, low dark count (5.10-6 per ns gate), high speed trigger up to 10 MHz, and low jitter. The gate width and the delay are adjustable.
In addition the SQLightSensor provides plug-and-play Personal Computer connections via the USB interface which enable to easily adjust the detection efficiency, and tune the gate width and delay.
The SmartQuantum’s Single Photon Detector SQLightSensor is ideal for the most demanding scientific, defense and industrial applications, such as single photon counting, spectroscopy, microscopy, fluorescence, eye-safe laser range finder and LIDAR, and quantum cryptography.
Photonics@smartquantum.com
SmartQuantum Inc
www.smartquantum.com
Off-the-Shelf Hi-Res Image Sensor
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The new CMOS image sensor CMV2000 is specifically designed for demanding machine vision applications. The 2.2 Megapixel (2048 x 1088) sensor features a pixel size of 5.5µm x 5.5µm and is equipped with a novel low-noise global shutter. The CMV2000 is designed to run at a frame rate of more than 300 fps at full resolution. It will provide 16 LVDS output channels, which can be multiplexed to 8, 4 and 2 channels at a reduced frame rate. The advanced architecture of the CMOSIS sensor allows for row windowing and row sub-sampling, which enables the high frame rate
A unique feature of the CMV2000 is its novel pixel structure, which combines pipelined global shutter operation with correlated double sampling (CDS). This technique, pioneered by CMOSIS, yields an unprecedented low noise level below 18 e-.
The CMV2000 integrates a high-performance 10bit column ADC on-chip. The ADC features a slow 12bit mode and multiple HDR modes. All this extraordinary functionality is housed in a very compact 95pin ceramic PGA package.
A 4 Megapixel version of the new sensor, named CMV4000, will be available to camera manufacturers beginning May 2010.
“CMOSIS’s first 19 months of operation have confirmed that there are vast, still untapped, business opportunities for CMOS image sensors, especially in areas that were considered CCD strongholds,” says CMOSIS CEO Luc De Mey. “We are well positioned for a significant share of future industrial and professional CMOS image sensor markets.”
Electro-optical Sensor System for Navy Helicopters
The Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems segment in McKinney, Texas, is providing the U.S. Navy with a helicopter-based electro-optical sensor suite — with infrared capability, laser designator, illuminator laser, and visible light sensor — under terms of a $44.3 million order awarded late Friday.
Raytheon is providing 62 of its AN/AAS-52 Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS) airborne sensor suites for Navy UH-60R and UH-60S helicopters to enhance their forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensor capabilities, Navy officials announced.
The Raytheon MTS is a multi-use electro-optical infrared (EO/IR), and laser detecting-ranging-tracking set for long-range surveillance, target acquisition, tracking, rangefinding, and laser designation for the Hellfire missile and for all tri-service and NATO laser-guided munitions.
The MTS is designed for growth options such as multiple wavelength sensors, TV cameras (near-IR and color), illuminators, eyesafe rangefinders, spot trackers and other avionics through add-in circuitry.
Raytheon will build the systems in McKinney, Texas, and should be finished filling the Navy’s order by November 2011. Awarding the order were officials of the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane Ind.
